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LLadies and gentlemen, good evening. This will be myfinal opportunity to address you as Chairman of theBoard of Trustees. After five personally rewarding

years in this office, the time has arrived for me to step down. At the close of this meeting Don Ross will become the nextChairman of the Board of Trustees and I couldn’t be moredelighted. I step down knowing that the Preservation Societywill be in good hands.

There are six trustees who will be rotating off the board withme this year. They are Ron Fleming, Joe Hammer, Leila Jenkins,Frank Ray, Pat Stensrud, and Keith Stokes. I thank you all andthe entire board for your volunteer efforts, wise counsel, andsupport of our organization.

Earlier this year we sadly lost one of our most valued trustees,Jay Humphrey. He served on our Finance Committee andspearheaded the work on our benefit plans. Knowledgeable andthoughtful with a self-deprecating sense of humor, Jay knewhow to get people to work together in a cooperative mannerunder challenging circumstances. We are honored to have Jay’s wife Kammy and son Will with us here tonight. May we please have a moment of silence for Jay.

The employees and senior staff of the Preservation Societymanage this organization professionally and to the higheststandards. It takes a lot of talent to manage an organization ofthis size which relies on a number of volunteers. I thank themall, employees and volunteers alike, for their dedication and hard work.

I want to especially thank our Executive Director and CEOTrudy Coxe for working so closely with me and the Board ofTrustees. Trudy possesses an extraordinary amount of energyand initiative, and she has done a remarkable job of guiding the

Preservation Society forward into the 21st century. ThePreservation Society is fortunate to have her at the helm. It has been my pleasure to work with her.

My wife Kathy told me that if I didn’t thank her she wouldthrow a tomato at me. It really has been a joy to have her by my side. The staff is probably fonder of her than me. Now that she is stepping down as the Chairman’s wife, she’s afraidshe’ll suffer from FOMO, Fear Of Missing Out. Don’t worry,Kath. That will never happen to you.

The Board first elected me as a trustee of the PreservationSociety in 1986. I would like to take this opportunity to reminiscea bit and reflect upon my experience with this great organization.

As a brand new Board member, I first stepped over thethreshold of the front door and into the offices of thePreservation Society exactly 24 years ago. They were located at118 Mill Street then, in the private home Katherine Warren hadgenerously donated to the Society. You probably don’t know thatprior to that it was Trudy Coxe’s great-grandmother’s home.

Mill Street was too small for full meetings of the Board ofTrustees, so they were of necessity held in the bigger houses.Back then, there was no Development Department and noAnnual Fund. John Winslow was the President and Chairmanand he ran the organization in his own unique and inimitablefashion, with an artful political astuteness that more than madeup for their non-existence.

Monique Pannagio managed the Preservation Society’spublicity all by herself, and she hated to spend money. If it wasn’tfree, it didn’t interest her, and she did do a remarkable job ofgetting the word out about the Newport Mansions into manypublications nationwide.

TheChairman’sReportBy Pierre duPont Irving

Delivered at the Preservation Society’s Annual Meeting, June 17, 2010

“We want to make sure

that millions more people

will have the opportunity

to visit our museum

properties and further

enhance their experience

with us in new and

exciting ways.”

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throughout the year. Our web site offers scholarly researcharticles, video and audio podcasts and is being continuallyexpanded.

With the help and guidance of the Development Department,the Annual Fund, gifts and grants, and membership revenuestotaled two and a half million dollars, an amount more than two-thirds the size of total revenues in 1986.

The Newport Flower Show, which raises funds for gardensand grounds, has become an institution in itself which drawsgardeners from all over. It is the only open air flower showremaining in America. The Wine and Food Festival brings in additional fundingfor Preservation Societyoperations. Corporatesponsorship has becomean integral part of theseactivities as they have grown.

Last year’s revenuesand expenses were 16 million dollars.Membership hasincreased dramatically.Visitation was 43% oftotal revenues, a morecomfortable percentagefor the Board and staff. Keeping up theproperties and groundscost about 3.9 milliondollars. ThePreservation Society had97 full-time, and 232 part-time employees. Deferred maintenancehas been quantified and reduced significantly, to about 1.7million dollars. Our endowment at the fiscal year end in Marchhad grown to 28 million dollars, still less than double the size ofour annual revenues and comparatively small for an organizationof our size.

Much of the increased revenue the Preservation Society hasgenerated over the years has been devoted to house and museumactivities. The Preservation Society is no less committed topromoting historic preservation than it has been since itsinception. We continue to work diligently towards that end. As Ispeak, the Preservation Society is closely involved with proposedrevisions to the Historic District Ordinance for Newport andtrying to protect historic fences and walls along Bellevue Avenue.Most importantly, our houses serve to exemplify the value ofhistoric preservation to all our visitors. These iconic houses, theircollections, and their gardens constitute a unique, living museumin situ in the City of Newport.

Since they first opened to the public in 1948, over 30 millionpeople have walked through the doors of the PreservationSociety’s houses. At the height of the summer season, the

Newport Mansions draw more visitors than any other culturalinstitution in New England. Admissions last year were over780,000. I never cease to be amazed when I see numbers like that.After all, I think, Newport is at heart a small town. The publicclearly respects and values our museum properties. Over thecourse of time I daresay the Preservation Society has become avenerable institution.

We want to make sure that millions more people will have theopportunity to visit our museum properties and further enhancetheir experience with us in new and exciting ways. As anorganization, we want to learn, we want to educate, we want toexcel. We are not suffering from any lack of ideas. All we need

are the resources toput them to work. We are a vibrantinstitution.

Several years agoour properties insurer,Fireman’s Fund, gaveus their figures forthe replacement costfor our houses. Weall know that theyare, in fact,irreplaceable. Theyrepresent far morethan the elementsthat went into theircreation; originalmaterials are no

longer available, andmuch of their old world

craftsmanship cannot be recreated. I want to bring up thisnumber to give you an idea of the monumental task ahead of usto preserve and protect our buildings. The replacement value of the houses alone, not their collections or landscaping, is over 750 million dollars. Just imagine the expense to keep up a 750 million dollar home. To date, the restoration cost for all ofthe Preservation Society’s houses has exceeded 51 million dollars.The financial challenges are immense. We must do whatever isnecessary to assure success in this endeavor. This is where thePreservation Society is vulnerable.

As I prepare to step down, I am so impressed by what ourfounders and those who followed them have accomplished.When I look at the Preservation Society today these three words come to mind: venerable, vibrant, and vulnerable. ThePreservation Society is a unique, remarkable, and wonderfulorganization that has touched the lives of many, many people.Let us do what we can to assure that many, many more will betouched in the future.

I thank you all for the privilege of working with you. It has been my pleasure.

The Elms Sunken Garden was literally and figurativelysunken. What remained provided a perfect venue for the belovedElms Fair. There was no danger of trampling any planting sincethe garden no longer existed. The Elms Fair was the fundraisingevent for the season that year. The Preservation Society was theacknowledged master of gala events.

The houses all had mothers. Well, they didn’t really havemothers. But it felt to me like each one had a mother whowatched over it carefully with her house committee.

Chepstow and the Isaac Bell House were still in private hands. As has always been the case with any house that thePreservation Societyeventually acquired,both needed work.

Total revenues andexpenses were a littleover 3.4 million dollars.Membership had justbroken 3,000. Visitationaccounted for awhopping 78% ofrevenue, a very highpercentage which wasof concern to the Board.Other sources ofrevenue needed to befound. Maintaining the properties that yearcost $629,000. Fifty full-time employeeswere working for theSociety; records for parttimers don’t go back that far. Deferred maintenance for all theproperties, although we didn’t know it at the time which wasprobably just as well, was over 14 million dollars and counting.Our endowment was just over 6 million dollars, less than doubleour annual revenues and very small for an organization like ours.

If you were a visitor in 1986, you could choose to tour among 9 houses and every tour was conducted by a guide. In high seasonat The Breakers there was often a long waiting line. If you gothungry, you were unfortunately out of luck, although you couldget something to drink. The Breakers was famous for having thehighest grossing Coca-Cola® machine in southern New England.It also had an odorific public bathroom. You could shop at asmall store in The Breakers, but nowhere else.

There were popular field trips and lectures which wereoffered to our members, and the first of many costume exhibitswas put on display.

As I look back to that time when I first became involved, andcompare it to where we are now as we are gathered here thisevening, what impresses me is how the Preservation Society hascontinued to mature as a vibrant cultural institution. A lot of

strategic planning has gone into it. Building needs and collectionsneeds have been quantified. Business liabilities have beenaddressed. The Preservation Society was the first non-profit inRhode Island to move to health savings accounts, which hasallowed for more control over health insurance premiums. Ourdefined benefit plan has been replaced by a defined contributionplan. Departments have been reorganized to maximize theeffectiveness of our museum mission and visitor experience.

Today, having outgrown Katherine Warren’s house, theadministrative offices of the Preservation Society have moved tothe Pell Building at 424 Bellevue Avenue, our former ExecutiveDirector Toby Pell’s grandfather’s home. Trudy Coxe’s office is

in Toby’s father’sold bedroom.Newport is, at heart,a small town.

The PreservationSociety is now ableto offer a far richerexperience to itsvisitors andmembers than wasavailable when I wasa new trustee. Audiotours incorporatingthe latest intechnology help torecreate the livinghistory of the largesthouses. When thenew audio tour was

inaugurated at TheBreakers last year, the lines disappeared. Specialty tours can bearranged. A behind-the-scenes tour at The Elms is very popular.The audio tours can be listened to in four languages, and manyof our tours are available in written form in additional languages. Most recently they have been translated into Mandarin Chinese and Korean.

In addition to the famous Breakers Coke® machine, food andsnacks are now available to our visitors at The Elms CarriageHouse and the Marble House Tea House. Today, a visitor won’t go away hungry. Upscale museum stores with modernbathrooms are in each of the big houses and downtown atBannister’s Wharf.

Marble House is the venue for the new Gavet exhibit, whichhas brought over 350 paintings, sculptures and decorative worksof art back to their home in the Gothic Room. In conjunctionwith the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, it is the mostambitious exhibit that the Preservation Society has ever put on.

Educational offerings have grown tremendously over theyears. The Newport Symposium provides a unique educationalforum for members and visitors who are interested in thedecorative arts. There are numerous lectures and forums held

Pierre Irving, Toby Pell, Helen Winslow, Jerry Slocum and Armin Allen

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Pierre Irving turns over the helm to Donald O. Ross at the Annual Meeting.

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This is a bittersweet night for me, because with Pierre’sIrving’s imminent departure as Chairman of theBoard, I will be losing a very good partner and

colleague. I have been blessed over the last decade to work with four great Chairs: Jerry Slocum and Armin Allen, and byphone and through meetings, John Winslow, and, for the pastfive years, Pierre Irving. I have enjoyed every single minute.Pierre and I have been through all sorts of challenges – many ofthem – and because of Pierre’s leadership style and temperament,there’s never been a reason to feel discouraged or fearful; onlyhopeful and optimistic. He’s been a great captain of thePreservation Society ship, and I ask you to join me in a round of applause for Pierre.

It’s been a tremendous year for us, and, given the state of theworld, that’s huge. What I’m going to do tonight is to share withyou my Top Ten list of Preservation Society accomplishments,and then take a few minutes to look ahead 25 years, much asPierre reflected back on the last 25. I hope that you’ll concludethat you’re supporting a great cause and that it is your supportthat has helped propel us forward.

10. We finished the year with a significant surplus. We did it with no layoffs, no furloughs, and with a great deal ofmomentum on many programs. Our financial success is, I believe, due to our incredible staff who tightened theirbelts without complaint; our superb Board, staff andvolunteers who helped to raise needed funds through the Annual Fund campaign, and events like CoachingWeekend; and overall smarts on how we manage.

9. We did some really neat preservation projects – big ones –that included restoring the front gates at The Breakers and preserving the roof at Chateau-sur-Mer, a project thatwill be complete at the end of July after five long years.

8. We had a banner year for attendance. Total admissionsgrew by 4.7%, to over 780,000. That is the highest rate of growth in more than a decade, the highest totaladmissions since fiscal year 2004, and the third consecutive year of admissions growth.

7. Our membership reached 23,870.

6. We debuted one of the most significant exhibitions in the Preservation Society’s history – the return to the Gothic Room of Alva Vanderbilt’s original collection of Medieval and Renaissance art and artifacts.

5. The new audio tour at The Breakers received rave reviews, starting with The Newport Daily News and The New York Times. In about 2 weeks we’ll be debutinganother new audio tour of The Breakers, designedspecifically for 8-10 year olds. And my greatest worry is that it’ll be more fun than the adult tour.

4. We have created an International Council of distinguishedindividuals that will be chaired by the head of the National Gallery, Rusty Powell, and our former Chair,Armin Allen. Just to give you an idea of the caliber

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The Directors of some of America’s most distinguished Gilded Age museums gathered at The Breakers for a unique public roundtable discussion. From left, Joel Hoffman of VizcayaMuseum and Gardens in Miami; Gary Vikan of The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore; Anne Pouletof The Frick Collection, New York; Trudy Coxe of The Preservation Society of Newport County;Anne Hawley of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston; Bill Bodine of the Frick Art &Historical Center in Pittsburgh, and John Blades of the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach.

CEO & Executive Director’s ReportBy Trudy Coxe


Guests examine jewelry and other objects included in the Gothic Art exhibit at Marble House.

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Celebrating the completion of the restoration of The Breakers gates last winter: Dan Buschgans,Rich Buschgans, Pierre Irving, Noreen Drexel, Gladys Szápáry, Richard Loebs, Jr., Donald Crist,Curt Genga, Carl Rothberg and David Leys.

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of people we have attracted, I’ll mention two: RichardMoe, who is retiring as President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and Dame Fiona Reynolds,Director General of the National Trust of England.

3. We are forging a very promising relationship with BryantUniversity and its Chinese Institute and as a result, aChinese art historian will spend a year here, researching our collection of Chinese artifacts at Kingscote andChateau-sur-Mer—a first-of-its-kind research project for us.

2. We continue to refine the organizational structure in order to better accomplish our mission, with two newdepartments created in the last year – the Department of Museum Experience and the Department of MuseumAffairs, which incorporates the functions of AcademicPrograms, Curatorial and Conservation.

And finally, number 1 on our Top Ten list is the fact that we had Pierre at the helm this past year!

“The goal is ...to be a center of excellence for the stewardship of

historic sites; to be a leading educational resource and research

center for visitors and students from around the world; and,

to be a nationally-significant advocate for preservation”

Trudy Coxe

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So, here we are: strong financially; a tremendously talentedand committed Board (and I look forward to working with Don and the new Board); and, a staff that is professional,hardworking and creative, and brimming over with passion for their work.

I have to say that I am very optimistic about our future.We’ve spent many months laying out a vision for what the Preservation Society will be in 25 years, in preparation for acomprehensive campaign that will help sustain the PreservationSociety for the century to come. And the goal is straightforward:to be a center of excellence for the stewardship of historic sites; to be a leading educational resource and research center forvisitors and students from around the world; and, to be anationally-significant advocate for preservation.

As everyone here knows, our challenge is monumental.Caring for 33 buildings, 82 acres of gardens and grounds, 1,800 specimen trees, and 40,000 objects is no small task.

So, imagine our future if you will. We see thousands of schoolchildren enjoying a behind-the-scenes tour of the basement at

At the Newport Symposium: His Excellency Mr. Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to theU.S., Trudy Coxe, Donald Ross and John Tschirch.

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Tour guide Ray Roy with the Governor of Bermuda, Sir Richard Gozney, and Lady Gozney, after giving them a tour of Marble House.

Magnificent historic trees are among the outstanding features of the Preservation Society’s landscapes.

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The Breakers, where they will learn how that building wasconstructed, or the Isaac Bell House, where they’ll learn how that house was preserved. And they’re having fun.

We see student researchers and young scholars flocking to Newport to help us uncover how The Breakers was built so quickly, who the craftsmen and artisans who labored here were, and who designed the landscape at Kingscote, a real Victorian gem.

We see these young researchers – who will be museum leaders in the future – bunking down in a newly-restoredcarriage house at The Elms after a hard day of work.

We see our landscapes recognized as the finest arboretum in America.

We see a real Visitors Center, not a tent, to welcome our guests.

We see our staff working out of a state-of-the-art conservationand collections storage facility, created in concert with otherinstitutions like the Redwood Library, to solve a commonmuseum problem: how and where to store our collections.

We see our endowment 2.5 times larger than it is right now so that we can recover lost collection objects when they becomeavailable in the marketplace, or make emergency repairs whenwe have to.

Finally, we see the preservation ethic in Newport so strongthat we’ll never have to worry about whether unsightly chainlink fences will dominate historic Bellevue Avenue, the mostbeautiful road in America. Right now, under the current law,we could take down the gates and fence at Marble House andreplace them with chain link.

Dreaming? Hardly. This “shared vision” is much more than a dream. It is our beloved institution’s destiny, one thatKatherine Warren would have been proud of, and with yourhelp and support one we will endeavor to realize.

Thank you

The Gothic Room at Marble House Photo by Ira Kerns

IIam happy to report that the Preservation Society had anexcellent year from a financial point of view for the fiscal yearended March 31, 2010. These have been exceedingly difficult

times in the museum world, and we seem to have made it throughthus far in better shape than many of our peers. That being said, wecertainly remain vigilant on the expense front, and are always lookingat ways to enhance our financial condition.

The budget that we structured for the fiscal year just ended wasdeveloped and reworked during the first two months in early 2009. I am sure you all will recall that the country and the world were faced with the most dire financial conditions since the 1930s. It was in that environment that we made a decision to scale back our forecast for admission revenue by 5%. We then looked at ways to cut expenses without any layoffs.

The results: on total revenues of $16.1 million, we achieved asurplus of $332,000 for the year ended March 31. We actually had a4.7% increase in visits to our properties, which resulted in admissionrevenues being 12.5% better than budget. (Admissions continue torepresent about 40% of our overall budget.) In addition, membershipscontributed $830,000, which was an increase of almost 12% over the2009 figure. Further, we had our most successful Annual Fund ever,raising $633,000. We owe an enormous thanks to Angela Fischer and George Warren who, yet again, put in untold hours and smart

thinking to make this year’s effort a great success. Overall on the giftfront, we received $3.7 million in cash and non-cash gifts, which wasan increase of $400,000 over the prior year. Many, many thanks to allof you who contributed so generously yet again.

Partially as a result of our better-than-expected admissions, as wellas careful planning, our stores netted about $240,000, whichrepresented a 75% improvement over last year, and far, far better thanbudgeted. Actual store sales were up more than the associatedexpenses, meaning our margins in the stores were higher. That’s nosmall feat in the current environment. And, last year, the CoachingWeekend was extremely successful, and contributed better thanexpected to our revenue picture.

On the expense front, strong fiscal controls kept the budgetextraordinarily in line.

The net results were that we actually had a balanced budget beforedrawing anything from our endowment. We typically draw 5% of athree year average balance figure, but last year drew slightly less inorder to allow the endowment more chance to recover from theravages of the bear market. The endowment, which is very welldiversified amongst a variety of asset classes, was very much improvedand had a total net return of 36% for the year ended March 31. Our

capital expenditures were $1.6 million last year, as we decidedto push forward the completion of the Chateau-sur-Mer

roof, when we had a chance for a lower price from thecontractors in return for stepping up the schedule. Othermajor project expenses included the creation of the audio

tour for The Breakers, which we view as a strategicinvestment, and which has been very well received. We also

made a strategic decision to change the structure of our employeeretirement benefits, which necessitated a $1.8 million borrowing toswitch to a defined contribution plan. While this puts pressure on ourbalance sheet for a while, the long-term implications are expected to bepositive for all parties.

Again, we went through agonizing budget discussions earlier thisyear, and are working towards a balanced budget and debt reduction.After deferring pay raises for a year, we did implement salaryenhancements for our extremely hard-working, very dedicated andextraordinarily-talented staff. I cannot emphasize enough how pleasedthe Board is with the efforts of the entire team. We have majorchallenges ahead of us over the next few years, with continued capitalprojects and maintenance. We have to be creative in ways to showcaseour houses, with exhibits such as the Gothic Exhibit at Marble House,and further ways to develop our reputation as the source of knowledgefor the things that are important to us: architectural history, restorationand conservation techniques, landscapes, collections within housemuseums, as well as preservation advocacy. But I believe we are wellpositioned to meet these challenges and opportunities.

So far this year, we seem to be on the right track and are within our budget.

I want to specifically thank Jim Burress, our Finance Director, andhis team who year after year continue to impress us— and also themembers of the Finance Committee. After 21 years on the Committeeand chairing it for the last five, I will be stepping down, and handingthe baton to Monty Burnham, who has been thoroughly involved inthe Committee for several years. But I won’t be far away.

Thank you.


REVENUE

Admissions 40.5%Contributions 21.9%

Newport Mansions Stores 17.4%

Endowment Draw 8.6%

Property Rental 6.8%

Pres. Society Events 4.8%

EXPENSES

Curatorial, Conservation, Preservation & Restoration 36.7%

Education 20.3%

Newport Mansions Stores 16.9%

Supporting Services 10.8%

Pres. Society Events 8.5%

Property Rental 3.2%

Fundraising 3.6%

40.5% Admissions

8.6% Endowment Draw

36.7% Curatorial, Conservation, Preservation & Restoration

20.3%Education

17.4% Newport Mansions

Stores

16.9% Newport

Mansions Stores

10.8%Supporting

Services

8.5% P.S. Events

3.2% Property

Rental 3.6% Fundraising

21.9% Contributions

6.8% Property Rental

4.8% P.S. Events

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Treasurer’s ReportBy Donald O. Ross



Laurel AwardsThe Laurel Award is given annually by the Preservation Society in recognition of outstanding service, artisanship or leadership in support of its mission. This year, three Laurel Awards were bestowed at the Annual Meeting in June.

Recognition of Outstanding Service, Artisanship or Leadership

Kate Gubelmann

For HorticultureIn recognition of her commitment over the years to preservingNewport’s landscape history, including the establishment of TheNewport Flower Show, the restoration of Miss Wetmore’s garden at Chateau-sur-Mer, and most recently the re-publication of theclassic book Newport in Flower.

David Dangremond

For VolunteerismIn recognition of his years of leadership and involvement with The Newport Symposium, making it an internationally-acclaimedforum for the discussion of art and cultural history.

Curt Ramm

For ArtisanshipIn recognition of his masterful artistry - weaving voices, music and sound into tapestries of mood and message - in the critically-acclaimed audio tours of The Breakers and our interpretiveNewport Mansions DVD.

David Dangremond and Frank Ray

Kate Gubelmann and Pierre IrvingPhotos by corbettphotography.net

Antiquarian Award

For Distinguished Service and

Untiring Devotion to the

Work of The Preservation

Society of Newport County

Pierre duPont Irving has been a calm and deliberative force in the development of The Preservation Society of Newport County for nearly a quarter of a century. Beginning with his election to the Board of Trustees in 1986, through his service as Treasurer, Vice Chairman, and ultimately Chairman of the Board, he has provided dependable and thoughtful leadership on issues of significancefacing the organization, and helped it grow into the internationally-recognized and accredited museum complex it is today.

Through the years of his devoted volunteer service, Pierre has been especially influential on the Preservation Society’s fiscal policies,helping to oversee the growth of our budget from approximately 3.5 million dollars to approximately 17 million dollars today.

Under his direct leadership, the Preservation Society created its multi-year strategic plan – a comprehensive roadmap for how we will operate, grow, and remain relevant into the 21st century.

Pierre has worked tirelessly over the years to ensure that the Preservation Society properties, each an important cultural landmarkhelping to define our national heritage, are preserved and made available for interpretation by present and future generations.

Pierre was also actively involved in the Public Policy Committee, helping to extend the influence of the Preservation Societystatewide as the Society worked to support legislation in support of state historic preservation tax credits, and locally, the hiring of an historic preservation planner for the City of Newport. Within Newport County itself, Pierre is helping to make the PreservationSociety an influential partner with the City of Newport and local organizations to preserve the historic character and quality of life of our city.

Equipped with a warm smile and a down-to-earth sense of humor, Pierre is as much at home mingling with staff at the employeepicnic, as discussing the intricacies of finance in the Board Room. His approachability and his genuine interest in the concerns ofTrustees, members, employees, and volunteers are much appreciated by all.

For all of these reasons, and for his overall devotion to the Preservation Society over twenty-four years of faithful volunteer service,as well as his ongoing appreciation for the value of historic preservation, we are honored to confer on Pierre duPont Irving theAntiquarian Award for Distinguished Service and Untiring Devotion to the Work of The Preservation Society of Newport County.

Given at Newport, Rhode IslandThis 17th day of June, 2010

Donald O. Ross

The Preservation Society of Newport County

Curt Ramm and John Muggeridge

Pierre duPont Irving, with his wife Kathy and son Michael

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IN D I V I D U A L G I F T S

Champions ofPreservation

$100,000 and aboveMr. and Mrs. A. Leslie BallardMr. David B. Ford

$50,000-$99,999Mr. Dayton T. CarrMr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr.The Estate of Harold B. Werner

$25,000-$49,999Mr. and Mrs. Alexander AuerspergMr. and Mrs. James J. Coleman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. DardenMrs. John R. DonnellMr. Ronald Lee Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. GewirzMr. and Mrs. James B. GubelmannMr. and Mrs. Colin KeithMr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan IIIMr. Paul L. SzápáryMrs. Alfred S. WilseyAnonymous

Chairman’s Circle $10,000-$24,999

Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Berkowitz IIIMrs. Thomas W. BlakeMrs. Helen D. Buchanan and Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. BurnhamMr. and Mrs. Duncan A. ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Eugene Conese, Sr./Conese FoundationMr. and Mrs. Edmond de La Haye JousselinElizabeth Prince de RamelMr. and Mrs. Michael A. FernandezMr. and Mrs. Paul J. S. HaigneyThe Honorable Esmond V. HarmsworthMr. S. Tucker JohnsonMr. and Mrs. David E. P. LindhThe Honorable and Mrs. Randolph MasonMrs. Peter V. C. MorrisMr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. OhrstromMr. and Mrs. Louis G. PianconeMr. and Mrs. John PurdyMs. Topsy TaylorMr. and Mrs. Guy F. C. Van PeltMr. and Mrs. Mark Watson IIIAnonymous

President’s Circle$5,000-$9,999

Ms. Helen Harting AbellMrs. Russell B. AitkenMr. and Mrs. Allan BeitchmanMr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James F. CarlinMrs. Alexander C. CushingMr. and Mrs. Peter S. DamonMr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. EllisonMr. and Mrs. Howard A. FafardMr. and Mrs. Gerald J. FordMr. and Mrs. Robert T. GalkinMr. and Mrs. G. Stanton Geary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. GilbaneMr. Stephen L. Glascock and Ms. Barbara van BeurenMrs. Robert H. I. GoddardMr. and Mrs. Robert M. GraceMr. Joseph W. HammerMr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont IrvingMr. and Mrs. Michael R. KidderMrs. Donald Breck LamontMr. and Mrs. William L. LeathermanMr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr.Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William M. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Samuel M. MencoffMr. and Mrs. James M. MillerSir Paul & Lady Sarah NicholsonMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince IVMr. and Mrs. Andrew K. ReillySarah K. de Coizart Article TENTHPerpetual Charitable TrustMr. Michael H. ShermanMr. and Mrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John A. van Beuren

Heritage Circle$2,500-$4,999

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald BennettCaptain and Mrs. Nicholas BrownCapt. and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Capozzi, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Kendall G. ChenMr. and Mrs. John P. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Richard H. Comstock, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John R. DanieliMr. George DavidMr. and Mrs. Vincent DiBona, Jr.Bill and Jacalyn EganDr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer/ The Hope FoundationMr. and Mrs. Eugene W. FriedrichMr. and Mrs. Michael K. GewirzMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. I. GoddardMr. and Mrs. Peter W. GonzalezMr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George G. HerrickMrs. Richard F. HunnewellMr. John F. Hunt and Ms. Myrtice P. McCaskillMr. and Mrs. James D. Klau/FNZ Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. B. LindhAmbassador John L. Loeb, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John K. MenoudakosCaptain Leo N. Orsi, Jr.Mr. John Peixinho/Franklin and Company Interiors Mr. and Mrs. Curt R. Pindler/ Curt R. & Gerry Pindler FoundationMr. Lowell G. Powers, Jr. PhilanthropicFund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationMr. and Mrs. Frank N. RayDr. and Mrs. James S. ReibelMr. and Mrs. Charles M. RoyceMr. Nicholas B. ScheetzMr. and Mrs. J. Laurence SheerinMs. Gladys SzápáryMr. and Mrs. Charles H. TownsendMr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van BeurenMr. and Mrs. Frederick J. WarrenMr. and Mrs. John P. WhiteMr. and Mrs. William N. Wood PrinceAnonymous

Benefactor$1,000-$2,499

Captain and Mrs. Richard G. AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Michael T. AnthonyMrs. Victoria J. AveryMr. and Mrs. George F. Baker IVMr. and Mrs. John F. BallMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr.Ms. Brittain BardesMs. Denae Bayer and Mr. Stephen OvrenDavid and Carol BazarskyMr. and Mrs. Alexander BerkMr. and Mrs. Stuart BevanMrs. James S. BillupsReine and Tim BittingMr. and Mrs. Richard N. BohanMr. and Mrs. Richard N. Bohan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Les BowenMr. and Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David L. BrodskyMr. Robert BrunsMrs. Ruth Hale BuchananMr. and Mrs. James M. BurressThe Countess of CaithnessMs. Andrea CarneiroMr. and Mrs. Richard G. CaseyMr. and Mrs. Sean CaseyMartha and James ChadwickMrs. Robert H. CharlesMr. and Mrs. Howard G. ChiltonMs. Constance CincottaMs. Candace A. Clark and Mr. Edmund S. Borkoski IIMs. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James GaffneyMr. John DalsheimMr. and Mrs. John D. DamonMr. and Mrs. Edward N. DaneMs. Elizabeth L. DanielsMichael and Ginger DelfinoMs. Melanie DelmanMr. and Mrs. Robert V. DupreyMr. Michael DuryMr. Howard Eisenberg and Ms. Doris ZografosMr. Jonathan Farber and Ms. Jolyn SwansonMr. Louis A. FazzanoMrs. Katherine D. FindlayMr. and Mrs. Robert F. FischerMrs. George Edward Ford

Benefactor$1,000-$2,499 continued

Mr. Curtis H. GengaThe Honorable and Mrs. David S. GordonMr. and Mrs. John Rovensky GraceMs. Pamela GranberySharon and Peter GrossmanMr. and Mrs. Robert GrasingMr. and Mrs. Charles B. Harper IIIMr. Torrence HarderMr. and Mrs. Andrew P. HeaneyMrs. Edward F. HerrlingerMs. Joya Granbery HoytMr. and Mrs. Mark HullMs. Diane S. HurleyMr. and Mrs. Ralph Heyward IshamMr. and Mrs. Roger E. KassMrs. George M. KaufmanMrs. Belinda KiellandMr. Daniel K. KinderMr. and Mrs. Karl KirchnerMr. and Mrs. David F. KleemanMr. and Mrs. Gerald KostelnyMrs. M. S. KrakoffMr. and Mrs. Robert LangMr. and Mrs. Michael H. LanzaPatricia P. LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Richard LeonardMr. and Mrs. William Lockett, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Albert LowenthalMr. Peter E. MaddenMr. and Mrs. Robert G. ManiceMr. and Mrs. Charles T. Matheson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran IVMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McAndrewMs. Edith S. McBeanMr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. McClearyMrs. Dale T. MercerMs. Pauline C. MetcalfMs. Lee P. MillerMr. and Mrs. Gary L. MooreMr. Arthur W. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Michael NesbittMr. and Mrs. Joseph OdoerferMr. Roderick B. O’Hanley, Jr. and Mr. Richard C. CrissonMr. and Mrs. Brian R. OwensMr. and Mrs. Charles H. PageMr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. PardeeDr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Patnaude


Mrs. Claiborne C. PellMr. and Mrs. Robert PilkingtonMr. and Mrs. James A. PurvianceThomas H. Quinn, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Tyson C. ReedMr. and Mrs. Walter G. D. ReedMr. John RichardsMr. Lloyd M. RivesMs. Janet L. RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rodgers IIIMr. and Mrs. Donald O. RossMr. and Mrs. James H. RossMr. and Mrs. Ernst RotheMr. John B. RoyallMr. and Mrs. Jay R. SchochetLorraine and Richard SebastiaoMajor General and Mrs. Stephen R. SeiterMr. and Mrs. Todd SekundiakMr. and Mrs. Robert SelfMr. and Mrs. Edwin S. SheffieldBuck and Jocelyn ShermanMr. and Mrs. Timothy A. ShippeeMr. and Mrs. George W. ShusterMr. and Mrs. B. Hanson SlaughterMr. and Mrs. John J. Slocum, Jr.Mr. Phillip K. SotelMr. and Mrs. Stephen W. SpencerMr. Christopher SpitzmillerMrs. Elizabeth M. StaffordMr. and Mrs. Rockwell StensrudMr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. StevensMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Patrick SullivanMr. and Mrs. Steven TaggartMrs. Daphne S. ThorntonMr. and Mrs. Lawrence TrainorMr. and Mrs. Andrew S. TsimortosMr. and Mrs. Bruce G. TuckerMr. and Mrs. William M. VareikaMr. and Mrs. Michael VittonMr. and Mrs. Arthur H. WalkerMr. and Mrs. William WallaceMr. and Mrs. Chester C. WeberMrs. Laurence F. WhittemoreMr. and Mrs. Jay R. WilsonMr. Michael Wilus and Ms. Lenora Gange


Mr. Russell WindhamMr. and Mrs. John G. WinslowMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. WoodcockMs. Jennifer WulffAnonymous

Patron$500-$999

Mrs. Charles AdamsMr. and Mrs. C. Scott AkersMr. Richard E. Anderson and Ms. Susan AndersonMr. Edward Ankudavich and Ms. Rosemary PonzoMr. Ceasar Nicholas AnquillareDr. and Mrs. John ArnoldMrs. Theodora AspergrenMs. Linda BakerMrs. Marianna J. BakerMr. and Mrs. Robert BakishMrs. Merrilyn BardesMr. and Mrs. William P. BarrackMs. Cynthia BartonMs. Brandy BattagliaMs. Lisa BautistaMr. Gentry BeachMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BeaverMr. and Mrs. Christopher BegyMr. and Mrs. Philip BildenMr. George C. BittingMr. and Mrs. John F. BohanMrs. Mary K. BondMs. Jennifer BoothMs. Amy BovenderMs. Sally BoydMs. Edith Hutchinston BrewsterMr. and Mrs. H. William Breyer IVMr. and Mrs. Mark J. BriceMs. Kathryn BrierleyMr. and Mrs. Tim BrownMr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan IIIMs. Eleanor BurgessMr. Daniel A. BurnsMr. Timothy ButterfieldMr. and Mrs. Joseph C. CallahanMr. and Mrs. Ross S. Cann, Jr.Mr. Mario Cantone and Mr. Gerald Dixon

The Preservation Society is grateful for the support

of its many members and friends. Your ongoing generosity is

critical to accomplishing our mission of preserving Newport’s

architectural and cultural heritage.

Duncan Chapman and Nancy CushingRobert and Kate BartlettClaudio del Vecchio and Trudy CoxeHoward Fafard, David Lindh and Madlyn Fafard

DonorsApril 1, 2009–March 31, 2010

Annual Report 2009-2010 15

Donor Photos by corbettphotography.net *Deceased


Patron$500-$999 continued

Mr. and Mrs. Michael MionMr. Joseph MissbrennerMr. and Mrs. Joel W. MontgomeryMr. and Mrs. James E. MooreMs. Gretchen Morgenson and Mr. Paul DevlinMr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. MurphyMr. Michael MurrayMr. and Mrs. Mike MussigDr. and Mrs. Timothy MyersMs. Margaret Nelson and Mr. Carmen PattiMr. and Mrs. Andrew NicolettaMr. Ken NowakMr. Michael NumaMs. Cynthia O’MalleyMrs. Eileen P. O’ReillyMiss Romaine OrthweinMr. and Mrs. David C. OxmanMr. Chips PageMrs. Stephen D. PaineMr. and Mrs. F. Michael PalmerDr. Dennis PannulloMr. Richard ParkerMrs. Patricia Paskov and Mrs. Heidi A. Paskov-SiroisCynthia B. Paulis, M.D.Ms. Ana PaulinoMr. Michael PavlockMr. and Mrs. Christopher T. H. PellMr. Anthony G. PennacchiMrs. Susan Townsend PhinneyMrs. Alberta E. PicozziDr. Joseph J. Plaud and Dr. Deborah M. PlaudMr. and Mrs. Julian PlowrightMr. and Mrs. Lee J. Potter, Jr.Mr. Leah PrataMs. Ginger QuinnMr. and Mrs. Greg RadziunasMary Gina Ratchford and Scott RatchfordMr. and Mrs. John T. ReidMs. Helga ReinischMr. and Mrs. Frank RicciardelliMr. and Mrs. Stuart RiebenMr. and Mrs. Douglas R. RiggsMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Robbins


Ms. Denise Roberts and Mr. David BarnesMs. Sarah Rodgers and Ms. Heather RussoMr. James A. Roehm and Ms. Bonnie PashkowMrs. Howard RossMr. John A. RoyallMrs. Susan RufkahrMr. Conrad Rugart and Ms. Gail WarfieldMr. and Mrs. Bayard RussellMr. and Mrs. Daniel RyanMs. Deborah RyanMr. and Mrs. Erik SaarmaaMr. Kevin SaleebyMr. Jeffrey D. SantMrs. Cynthia SchefferMs. Jill SchiebelMr. Gregory ScottMr. and Mrs. Michael SeneseMr. and Mrs. Samuel SeymourMs. Meredith Shaw and Ms. Margaret SylingMs. Fran SheaMr. Edwin S. Sheffield, Jr.Mrs. Albert K. ShermanMrs. Cynthia ShermanMr. Wharton ShoberMr. and Mrs. John M. ShufeltMr. and Mrs. John SlawenskiDr. R. Scott Smith and Ms. Donna MarinoMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. SmithMr. Robert W. Smith and Ms. Judith QuarringtonMs. Catherine SnyderMr. William L. SoodulMs. Carol SouthworthMr. Joseph P. SpangDr. Nancy J. G. Spear and Mr. Frederick F. FoxDr. and Mrs. Robert SpitzerMr. and Mrs. Jerry F. SquillanteMr. and Mrs. James P. StirlingMrs. E. MacGregor StraussMs. Kimberly TempletonMr. and Mrs. S. Emmett Thomas IIIMr. and Mrs. Paul TocciMr. and Mrs. Asheton C. TolandMr. and Mrs. Todd TrainaMs. Sheila TravisMr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tutcher


Mr. Yevgeniy TyutyunikMr. Jeffrey Urbina and Ms. Gaye L. HillMr. and Mrs. Michael Van ArsdallMr. and Mrs. A. Markus van den BerghMr. James Van Dongen and Ms. Karen Van DongenMr. and Mrs. Felipe VergaraMr. and Mrs. William A. ViallMrs. Jeptha H. WadeMr. and Mrs. Stephen G. W. WalkDr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Walker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. WalkerMr. George H. WarrenMr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. WashburnMr. and Mrs. Bruce R. WattsThe Honorable M. Theresa Paiva WeedMr. and Mrs. Karl WeintzDr. and Mrs. Alan WeissMs. Corina WestfahlVADM and Mrs. Thomas R. Weschler,USN (Ret.)Mr. and Mrs. Joseph WichrowskiMr. Robert WickhamMs. Cynthia WilsonMs. Jane WilsonMr. Arthur Wlodarski and Ms. Robin FavinoMs. Jean WoodMs. Marguerite WoodMr. and Mrs. Patrick B. Wood PrinceMr. and Mrs. William D. ZeidenbergAnonymous (2)

Steward$250-$499

Janet AldrichMr. and Mrs. Jeff AllarMr. and Mrs. Jeffery M. AllenMs. Susan AltruiMs. Linda AlvesMr. Nikolas AnthonyMr. and Mrs. Robert ArmesMs. Faith Arter and Mr. Jonathan BellMr. and Mrs. Harris J. AshtonMs. Hazel AshworthMr. Michael AshkarMr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyman AtkinsMr. Richard Baiano

Steward$250-$499 continued

Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. BakerMr. and Mrs. Robert BakerMr. L. Eddie BallMr. and Mrs. Brian BardorfMs. Ruth Barge ThumbtzenMs. Janet BarillariMr. James H. Barker and Mr. Kenneth W. Douglas, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. BarrettMrs. William S. BarrackMs. Susan BassickMr. Gene BatenMr. and Mrs. David Curtis BealMs. Michelle Beausejour and Mr. Jeffery FittonMr. and Mrs. Ronald I. BeckerMs. Jessica BeckerMr. John BeebeMs. Kathleen BelfontMr. Nicholas BelargeMs. Rebecca BeloisMs. Teresa BerganMr. and Mrs. Gerald BernazMr. and Mrs. David BerryMs. Marsha BerryMrs. Susan BielickiDr. and Mrs. William BiermannMs. Eileen BitzerMs. Joann BlackMrs. Camilla R. Blaffer and Mr. Grady SmithMrs. Elizabeth B. BlakeMr. Corey D. Bobba and Ms. Jacinda RussellDr. John and Lady Romayne BockstoceMr. and Mrs. Paul J. BohanMr. and Mrs. Charles P. BoltonMs. Nancy K. BondMs. Giohana BonillaMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BouchardMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BoulayMr. Alan BrainerdMr. Robert BrainardMr. and Mrs. Alain BriandMs. Angela BriggsMiss Marian E. BrittonMr. and Mrs. Greg BromsMr. Dennis BrownMr. and Mrs. Gary A. Brown


Mr. Larry D. BrownMs. Rebecca BrundageMr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Bucacci, Jr.Mr. Jeri L. BuchholzMr. William A. Buell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bunting IIIDouglas P. ButlerMr. and Mrs. Robert BuzardMr. Michael ByrnesMr. and Mrs. Michael CaisseMr. and Mrs. Joseph CamilloMrs. Heather M. CampbellC. CapelleDr. and Mrs. Anthony A. CaputiMr. Bruce CarpMr. and Mrs. Steven CasperMrs. Christa CaseyMs. Elizabeth M. CasellaMr. and Mrs. James CavanaughMs. Debra ChamblissLieutenant Commander Jay K. Chapmanand Lieutenant Colonel Ann K. KramarichMs. Pamela ChapmanCharles and Roxanne LeightonAmbassador and Mrs. Gene B. ChristyMs. Mary CiraficeMr. and Mrs. John CloudMr. and Mrs. Daniel CollinsMr. and Mrs. Ivan S. ColonMr. and Mrs. Robert B. ConnerMr. and Mrs. Robert J. ConologueDr. Paul CookDr. David Coppe and Mrs. Ellen W. WinsorMr. Jason CorasMr. and Mrs. Patrick CorcoranMr. Michael R. CorcoranDavid J. Correira, Esq.Ms. Rene CorriganMr. and Mrs. Derek A. CoultonMr. and Mrs. Grenville CraigMr. and Mrs. Forrest CramerMr. Donald CrowleyMs. Nadia CucklerMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. CullenDr. Colette L. CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Michael Cunning

Beatriz Ford, Jae & John French


Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad FarzanMr. Roger FeldenheimerMr. and Mrs. John FlynnMs. Mary Flynn and Ms. Marybeth FlynnMr. and Mrs. Thomas K. FlynnMr. Richard E. FordDr. Oliver FratzscherMr. and Mrs. John H. French IIJim and Marge FullerMr. and Mrs. H. Rowan GaitherMr. and Mrs. Wayne GalloMr. and Mrs. Charles H. E. GarnettMr. and Mrs. Richard GarlandDr. Lawrence Geuss and Ms. Pamela LenehanMr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. GewirzMr. and Mrs. Steven GewirzMs. Lisa GibsonMr. and Mrs. Steve GibsonMr. and Mrs. Richard C. GilbertMr. and Mrs. Francis GiudiceLaura and Wayne GlazierMr. Michael GonetMr. Ryan D. GordonMr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Gorham IIIDr. and Mrs. John T. GradyMr. and Mrs. James A. GranitoMr. John C. Gregory, Jr.Mr. Stephen GriffinMs. Dagmar D. Gunther-StirnMr. and Mrs. Leif GustavsonMs. Astrid HajjarMr. and Mrs. William HallMs. Melissa HancockMr. John HardishMs. Jackie HarrisMr. and Mrs. Peter W. HarrisWendy and Edward HarveyMr. Bruce HausserMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hay, Jr.Mr. Kirk HenckelsMrs. Linda HickoxMr. Silvio F. HidalgoMs. Merrilee HoltMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey HoltmanMr. and Mrs. Hal Bowen HowardMr. Chris Hudson


Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. HumphreysMs. Ilisa HurowitzMr. Steven IrickMs. Barbara A. JamesMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson IIIMs. Nancy JohnsonMs. Virgina Ryan JonesMrs. Carole JordanMr. Mark KiesslingMrs. Claudia P. KinderMs. Katherine Kirk and Ms. Barbara KirkMr. and Mrs. Christopher G. KnollMr. and Mrs. Terrance L. KopaniaMs. Alexandra KouwenhovenMr. and Mrs. Robert KulickMr. and Mrs. Steven KumbleMr. Joseph LambMs. Marrianne LanzoMr. Andrew LazorchakMr. Robert F. LeonardMr. Thomas LevreaultMr. Frank LicataColonel Karen D. LloydDr. and Mrs. Bruce LowryMrs. Edmund Calvert Lynch, Jr.Captain and Mrs. Edward LyonsThe Honorable and Mrs. Ronald K. MachtleyMr. and Mrs. Colin A. MacGillivrayMr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinMr. Peter ManiceMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. MargolinMrs. Marion MarinerMr. Michael H. Massey and Ms. Sandra OurusoffMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mather IIIMr. Robert MathesonDr. and Mrs. Edward M. MazzeMr. and Mrs. William E. McCole IIIMr. David McDonoughMr. and Mrs. Michael L. McDonough, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonoughMr. Timothy McNamaraMs. Patricia MieselMs. Lynn MigliozziMr. Charles Miller III

Donald O. Ross and Carol BallardMonty Burnham, Brenda and James Carlin, and Helen Buchanan


Peter and Rebecca CapodilupoMr. Russell CaramagnoMr. and Mrs. Robert ChapmanMrs. E. Taylor ChewningMr. and Mrs. Ken CoquinMr. James G. ClarkeMs. Mary Colon and Mr. Jose OrtegaMr. and Mrs. Lyn L. ComfortMs. Wylene Commander and Mr. David L. Van SchaickMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. ConnollyMs. Caroline E. ConsidineMs. Tracie CorbettMr. and Mrs. Robert E. CorbinMr. and Mrs. Edward B. CorcoranMr. and Mrs. Michael CorridanMr. Arnold CosgroveMrs. June CostikyanMs. Anne Fitzpatrick CucchiaroMrs. Norey Dotterer CullenKwasi Dadzie-YeboahMr. and Mrs. David W. DangremondMr. Steven D’AntonioMs. Lucy DardenMs. Katherine de MontluzinMr. and Mrs. Patrick DealyMr. Thomas A. DeLong IIMs. Louise M. DevenishMr. Richard DiPietroMr. Dave DittmannDr. Leo P. Donovan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. DorwaldtMrs. Evelyn M. Dorkin and Ms. Amy B. DorkinMr. Carl Draucker and Dr. Claire DrauckerMr. Bartlett S. Dunbar and Ms. Lisa LewisDr. Linda Durhan and Dr. John P. OpalaczMs. Pamela DuvalMr. and Mrs. Guillaume H. de RamelMr. Walter Frederick EayrsMr. and Mrs. Paul C. EddyMr. and Mrs. Peter H. ElebashMr. Dominic Elias and Mrs. Garson G. EliasMrs. Pearl ElionMr. and Mrs. David K. Elwell, Jr.Minoo EslamyMr. Otto Espino

*Deceased

Peter Kiernan, Brian McKenna, Jay Weibel and Peter Madden



Mr. and Mrs. David JuddMr. and Mrs. Matthew KafkaMrs. Carol KalbererDr. and Mrs. David L. KeefeMr. and Mrs. William D. KelleherMr. Robert KendallMr. Paul KenneyMr. Jeffrey KentMr. Patrick KerinsDr. and Mrs. Dara KesselheimMr. Russell KieslichDrs. Robert and Marie KimelheimMr. and Mrs. Roger H. King, Jr.Mr. Peter King IIIMr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Kirby, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. KissamMr. Norman KneisslerMs. Judith KnightMs. Aimee KnorrMs. Fran KochmanMr. and Mrs. William KoehlerMr. and Mrs. Adam KonowMs. Laurel KornhiserMs. Katherine KranzMr. Carl KrehbielMs. La Nita KreilingMs. Amy Beth KrisandaMs. Bernice KucaMs. Lori LabargeMr. and Mrs. Steven LadeiraMr. and Mrs. Charles LangstonMs. Dawn LangelandMs. Carole LaphamMs. Jennifer LaptewMr. and Mrs. George LeeMr. and Mrs. Perry LewisMr. Marc A. LewinsteinMr. and Mrs. David P. LeysMr. and Mrs. Matthew H. LeysMr. William H. LeysMr. and Mrs. Richard LightburnMr. and Mrs. Derek L. LimbockerMr. and Mrs. Stuart LindemanMr. and Mrs. Stanley Livingston, Jr.Ms. Sandra J. LodicoMr. and Mrs. Jerome E. Lord


Mr. Thomas LozawMs. Libette LuceMs. Doris LawsonMs. Maureen LynchMrs. Donald B. MacKayeMr. and Mrs. Richard MaguireMs. Anne Camille MaherMs. Amanda MaltzDr. and Mrs. Samuel S. MandelMs. Marjorie MorrisseyMs. Janice MaranMr. Eusebio MarcosMr. and Mrs. Robert A. MarraThe Honorable and Mrs. Robert MarshMs. Erica MartinMr. and Mrs. Robert MarvelMr. Robert C. MarvelleMs. Julia Stephanie MasseyMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. MateerMr. Charles T. MathesonMr. and Mrs. John McCollochMr. and Mrs. T. Paul McEnroeDr. and Mrs. J. Robert McGheeMr. and Mrs. Michael E. McGheeMr. Mark McLewinMr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen IIIMr. Craig McManusMr. Christopher McMillan and Mr. Greg StraticogluMs. Helen McMurtrieMr. and Mrs. Edward McNaryMr. George H. McNeely IVMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McOskerMr. Stephen Mendes and Dr. Brenda Burke Mendes Mr. and Mrs. George A. MendoncaMs. Wendy MendolaMr. Robert MentoMr. Michael MerwinMs. Florence MicarelliMr. and Mrs. Edward MillerMr. and Mrs. Sachiel MillienMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Millar, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ted MillerMr. Christopher MillerMs. Julie MillerMs. Barbara MillspaughMr. Paul MinconMr. Glenn Minnick and


Ms. Adrian CastilloMr. and Mrs. Bob MooreMr. Charles J. MooreMs. Colleen MortonMr. and Mrs. Don MoreMs. Marlain Kalapos and Mr. Stephen RayMr. and Mrs. Brian MosleyMr. and Mrs. Timothy L. MoultonMr. and Mrs. Patrick MoynihanMr. James MoynihanMr. and Mrs. John D. MuggeridgeMs. Deb MunkittrickMs. Laura M. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Brian MuraroMr. Robert NaphenMr. Jason NastkeMr. and Mrs. Richard L. NeedhamMr. and Mrs. Bernard NemtzowMs. Sandra NesteriakMr. and Mrs. Larry NewsomMr. Douglas L. Newhouse and Dr. Holly M. BannisterMr. and Mrs. Chapin NolenMs. Margaretta NoonanMr. Sid NorwitzMs. Pamela O’ConnorMr. Brian O’HaganMs. Valerie O’HearnMr. John OlearyMs. Mimi OliveiraMr. Brian O’MalleyMr. and Mrs. L. Robert OrosMr. and Mrs. Ryan O’RourkeMrs. Ruth OrthweinMr. and Mrs. Wiley OsbornMr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer, Jr.Mr. Richard S. PalmerMr. and Mrs. Raymond PaquetMs. Cynthia PaquetteMs. Sabrina ParadisMs. Nancy ParsonsMr. Leon PascucciMr. George PasquarelloMs. Anastasia PatnaudeMrs. Linda PatrickMr. and Mrs. Bernard PattersonMr. and Mrs. Michael F. Pavkovic


Captain Raul Pedrozo and Captain Stacy A. PedrozoMr. Steven J. PetersonMr. and Mrs. George PetrovasMr. and Mrs. Brian PhillipsMs. Susan PicaMr. and Mrs. Anthony PiconeMs. Michele PiserchiaMr. and Mrs. Keith PlapingerMs. Clare C. PlowrightMr. Jeffrey PontiffMs. Judy PonMs. Nancy PopeMr. and Mrs. Paul PrenoveauMs. Dolores PrendergastDr. John PrimianoMr. Michael PritzMrs. Evelyn S. PyneMr. and Mrs. Peter QuinnMs. Lissa QuinlanMr. and Mrs. James RaheMr. Peter RainsMr. Anthony J. Raitano and Dr. Sheila A. ConneryDr. Michael Ravitz and Ms. Nina MilyutinaMr. and Mrs. John V. ReeyMr. and Mrs. Terrence ReidelerMs. Mary Reid and Mr. Richard DumlerDr. Lucine ReinboldMr. Cody ReitmanMr. Robert L. Renck, Jr. and Ms. Carol KahnMr. Jeffrey Reynolds and Ms. Nancy TynanMr. Lawrence ReynoldsMr. Wallace ReynoldsMr. Donald RichardMs. Deresa RichMr. and Mrs. Charles C. Richardson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Craig RichardsonMs. Wendy RizziMr. and Mrs. Peter A. RobichaudMr. Roderick A. CavanaghAdam RogersMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rogers, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joe RomanoMr. and Mrs. Joseph Z. RosenthalMs. Laura L. Rose and Mr. William Hall


Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. RoskellyMr. and Mrs. Amory RossMr. and Mrs. Donald W. RossDr. and Mrs. Stephen RousMiss Leigh Anne RowinskiMr. and Mrs. Joseph D. RoxeMr. and Mrs. Raymond RyanMs. Mary Pat RyanMs. Christa SabatiniMs. Sharon SabbatinoMs. Vickie Sachs and Ms. Linda SachsMs. Anne F. SageDr. and Mrs. John J. SalessesMr. Deen Day SandersMr. and Mrs. Philip Santomaro, CCMMs. Debra SantilliMr. Robert SchraderMr. Rounsevelle W. Schaum and Ms. Shirley GordonMs. Susan B. Schenck and Mr. Steven GoodwinMr. and Mrs. John SchlesingerMr. and Mrs. Lou SchweighardtMr. Brady A. Schofield and Mrs. Sarah C. BullockMs. Kathryn ScottMr. Brian SheaMr. Patrick ShellmanMs. Janet ShennetteMr. and Mrs. Timothy R. ShopeMr. and Mrs. Phil ShroyerMr. Sherriah Sifferlen and Ms. Carys SifferlenMr. and Mrs. Jan SleeMr. and Mrs. David SlimmMrs. Crawford K. SmallMr. Angus SmithDr. and Mrs. Derek SmithMr. and Mrs. Gary L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Christopher SmithMrs. Karl B. SmithMs. Christal SnellMs. Erica SousaMr. Douglas SpragueThe Honorable Fernand J. St. GermainMs. Mary St. GermainMr. and Mrs. Charles StammMr. William Staples


Mr. William CunninghamMs. Barbara CurtisMs. Laurie CurtinMr. Frederick A. Cushing and Mrs. Caterine MilinaireMs. Kathryn B. Cushing and Mr. George TilghmanMs. Donna CutilloDr. John Cuttino and Dr. Carolyn DedrickMr. Nicolas DaeppenMs. Kathy DamonMr. and Mrs. Peter J. DaveyMs. Mary Lou DavisMr. and Mrs. Glenn DawsonMr. Kenneth DeCanMs. Elizabeth DeehanMr. and Mrs. Eliot W. DenaultMs. Sandra DeneaultMs. Nancy DevirgilioMr. Terry L. DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Bruce DiPietroMr. and Mrs. James C. DolanMr. and Mrs. Timothy M. DonahueMs. Constance A. DonovanMrs. Dwight M. DoolanMr. Martin DouglasMr. and Mrs. Douglas DreyerMr. David J. DeFanti and Ms. Barbara G. O’LearyMr. Elijah Duckworth-SchachterMr. and Mrs. William DukesMrs. Charles duPontMr. and Mrs. Francis G. DwyerMs. Joanne EaganMrs. Elizabeth S. Eberhart and Mrs. Nancy RotheMr. and Mrs. John EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Harry ElkinMr. Victor EmersonMr. Paul Enker and Ms. Gayle SchreierMs. Sharon Morrow WollschlagerMs. Pauline ErdmanMrs. Hannah EvansMs. Florence L. EverettMs. Tabitha FalconeMr. and Mrs. Paul FattibeneMr. Gerson FelicianoMr. and Mrs. Michael Fenton


Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank FicheraMs. Marie FinelliMr. John M. FinnMs. Sara FinneyMr. and Mrs. Martin FischerMr. and Mrs. Brian FisherMr. and Mrs. Russ FisherMs. Mary Ellen FlanaganMr. and Mrs. Peter FloodMr. and Mrs. Robert FlynnMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. FortinMr. Ronald FontanaMr. William H. Foulk, Jr.Mrs. Louis A. FragolaMr. Frank Black and Mr. Tom HurleyMs. Margaret FrancazioMr. Thomas FreemanMs. Nancy FreitasMr. and Mrs. Hugh D. FullerMs. Eileen FumireMr. and Mrs. Joseph GallagherMs. Maureen GallagherMr. and Mrs. John GarlockMs. Leslie Garcia-FureyMs. Annelisa A. GeeMiss Christina GeeMs. Christine GendronMr. Adam GerhardMs. Joan S. GiacaloneMs. Susan GilsonMr. and Mrs. Richard A. GillMs. Leslie Gillette and Mr. Jay PallisMs. Ellen GillisMr. and Mrs. David B. GladeMr. and Mrs. Sid GoehringMs. Bella-Marie GoesKathryn E. Goff, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. GoltraMr. and Mrs. Walter S. GommermannMr. and Mrs. Richard H. GordonMs. Brenda GordonMr. and Mrs. Philip GraceffaMr. Jeffrey GraeberMr. and Mrs. James GrantMr. Joseph GrattaMs. Susan Gray


Frederick M. and Toni d. Green FamilyFund of the Minneapolis FoundationMr. and Mrs. Christopher R. GreenmanMr. and Mrs. Patrick GreevenMr. and Mrs. Robert GregoireMr. and Mrs. Steve R. GrgasMrs. Deirdre GrossMs. D. HamiltonMs. Laurie HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Paul HardenMs. Laurie HarnischMrs. Cristina HarschMs. Debra HartMs. Elizabeth HatchMs. Kerri HealeyMr. and Mrs. Gerald P. HendrickMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HenlyshynMr. and Mrs. Dave HermesMr. Richard J. Hershner IIMr. Jason HewittDr. and Mrs. Ronald C. HillegassMr. and Mrs. George R. Hinman, Jr.Mr. Barry G. Hittner and Dr. Kathleen C. HittnerMr. and Mrs. Allan HodgesMr. and Mrs. Bernard HolandMs. Barbara HoltMr. and Mrs. Robert D. HorganMr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. HoughMr. William HowardMs. Nancy HudsonMr. and Mrs. John HushonMr. and Mrs. Thomas HutchinsonMs. Robin HutsonMr. Edward J. Iannone, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Joseph IzziMr. and Mrs. Paul JablanskyMr. Bruce JacobsonMr. William Jacklin and Ms. Janet Russo-JacklinMrs. Mary T. JacksonMs. Diane JadoonauthMr. Jeffrey JenkinsMr. and Mrs. William E. JohnsonMrs. Linda R. JonesMs. Michelle JosephMs. Michele Joyce

Sarah and Bernard GewirzDavid Ford and Frank RayPhilip Pelletier and Maureen Donnell William Wood Prince and Arthur Murphy

*Deceased

Stan Geary and Allan BeitchmanPeter and Anne DamonMark Watson and Pat Fernandez Mary Van Pelt and Elaine Lindh


MA T C H I N G GI F TCO M P A N I E S

Aetna Foundation, Inc.Bank of America Charitable FoundationCarnegie Corporation of New YorkCiti Foundation Matching GiftsCovidien Employee Matching Gift ProgramDavidson Holdings, Inc.ExxonMobil FoundationGannett Matching Gift CenterGE FoundationHSBC Matching Gift ProgramIBM Corporation - Matching Grants ProgramThe John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts ProgramKey FoundationMacy’s FoundationMerck Partnership for GivingMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramNSTAR FoundationPfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramPrince FoundationSempra Energy FoundationTIFF Advisory Services, Inc.UBS Matching Gifts ProgramUnum Matching Gifts ProgramThe Vanguard Group FoundationVerizon Foundation


Ms. Deborah E. WileyMr. Justin WileyMr. Charles WillandMr. Michael D. Wiseman and Mr. Thomas J. KubikMr. Richard WojtkowiakMr. and Mrs. Brett YacovielloJudge Marjorie YasharMr. and Mrs. William YoungDr. and Mrs. Orest ZaklynskyAnonymous (3)

FO U N D A T I O N GI F T SA N D GR A N T S


$100,000 and above The Champlin Foundations

$50,000-$99,999The Loebs Family FoundationPrince Charitable Trustsvan Beuren Charitable Foundation

$25,000-$49,999Alletta Morris McBean Charitable TrustE. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library Services

Chairman’s Circle$10,000-$24,999

Berwind FundHamilton Family Foundation

President’s Circle$5,000-$9,999

The 1772 FoundationThe Anton Family FoundationJ. Edgar Monroe FoundationWalter & Olivia Kiebach Charitable FoundationNational Endowment for the Arts

FO U N D A T I O N GI F T SA N D GR A N T S continued

Patron$500-$999

William D. Laurie, Jr. Charitable Foundation

CORPORATE GIFTS


$100,000 and above Fireman’s Fund Insurance CompanyU.S. Trust, Bank of America PrivateWealth Management

$50,000-$99,999F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co.

$25,000-$49,999Brooks Brothers

Chairman’s Circle$10,000-$24,999

BankNewportCoca-Cola of Southeastern New England, Inc.Inskip Porsche

Heritage Circle$2,500-$4,999

Fidelity InvestmentsInsurance Marketing Agencies, Inc.Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.


The Angell Pension Group, Inc.Bel-Air Garden ClubChild & Family ServicesClark’s Security, Inc.The Computer Merchant, Ltd.Corcoran, Peckham, Hayes & Galvin, P.C.Earth Share of New England

CORPORATE GIFTS continued


Horan Building Company, Inc.Lexington Partners, Inc.Lila Delman Real EstateMeridian Printing, Inc.National GridNew England Retirement SolutionsNewport HospitalityPetro Commercial ServicesRussell Morin Fine CateringSHS Pest Control Corporation

Patron$500-$999

Ben & Jerry’sThe ChemArt CompanyDonovan & Sons, Inc.The Garden Club of AmericaGlorious Affairs, Ltd.The Grafton AssociationLongAde, LLCSandra Liotus Lighting Design, LLCSave Venice BostonShamrock Electric, Inc.Wank Adams Slavin Associates, LLPJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Steward$250-$499

Bellevue Wine and Spirits, LLCCastle Hill Inn and Resort - GuestMembershipsClambake Club of NewportCoastal Electric, Inc.Coastline Trust CompanyGrenon’s of NewportLong Wood EventsMichael Hayes CompanyNewport Vineyards & WineryReynolds DeWaltT.J. Brown Landscape Contractor, Inc.Wheaton College

ME M O R I A L G I F T S

IN MEMORY OF

MS. MADDIE BOULAY

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Boulay

IN MEMORY OFMR. RALPH E. CARPENTER

Mr. Joseph P. SpangMrs. Bettie Pardee

IN MEMORY OFMR. JOHN CRAPO

Reynolds DeWalt

IN MEMORY OFMRS. DORIS O. DAVIS

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Tremont

IN MEMORY OFMRS. ELOISE M. DRISCOLL

Mr. William L. Douglas, Jr.

IN MEMORY OFMS. MARY GAFFNEY

Ms. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James Gaffney

IN MEMORY OFMR. GILBERT S. KAHN

Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie BallardMs. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James Gaffney

IN MEMORY OFMR. WILLIAM LAURIE, JR.

Mr. David H. Laurie

IN MEMORY OFMS. DOROTHY SACREY

Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. RoachMr. and Mrs. James J. Sinnott

IN MEMORY OFMRS. LOIS A. TREMONT

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Tremont

IN MEMORY OFMR. CHARLES E. TUTTLE

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Fortin

IN MEMORY OFMR. JOHN C. A. WATKINS

Mr. Richard J. Hershner II

HO N O R GI F T S

IN HONOR OFMR. AND MRS. JAMES J. COLEMAN, JR.

Mr. Kirk Henckels

IN HONOR OFMRS. LUCILLE FEINSTEIN TEITZ

Ms. Rebecca Ackerman

IN HONOR OFMRS. PAT FERNANDEZ

Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr.Mr. Nicholas B. Scheetz

IN HONOR OFMRS. MARTHA S. HUNNEWELL

Mr. and Mrs. B. Hanson Slaughter

IN HONOR OFMR. CHARLES J. MOORE

Ms. Mary Lou Davis

IN HONOR OFMS. CYNTHIA J. O’MALLEY

The Garden Club of America

IN HONOR OFMRS. BETTIE PARDEE

The Garden Club of America

IN HONOR OFMR. PAULINO SERIBO

Ms. Rebecca Tagala

IN HONOR OFMS. GLADYS SZÁPÁRY

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr.

IN HONOR OFMR. JOHN R. TSCHIRCH

Prof. Edward J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.

IN HONOR OF MS. JESSICA URICK

Ms. Mary Lou Davis

DONORS TOCOLLECTIONS

Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. AllenMr. Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr.Mrs. Ruth H. BuchananMrs. Robert H. CharlesMrs. Alletta M. S. CooperMrs. Noreen S. DrexelCountess Alexander E. EltzMr. Ronald S. KaneMs. Margaret MelaragniMr. Paul F. MillerMs. Elizabeth MisenerMr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr.Mr. Richard A. Nelson and Mr. James C. Michael, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Patten, Jr.Mrs. Margaret Berwind SchifferMs. Theodora ShawMr. and Mrs. Richard B. SheffieldMrs. Karl B. SmithMr. Christopher StoecklinMs. Gladys SzápáryMs. Gladys ThomasMrs. Harle TinneyMr. and Mrs. Guy F. C. Van PeltMr. and Mrs. Richard WebbMr. and Mrs. Cullen WilderMr. Richard S. Wurman and Ms. Gloria Nagy

GENERAL IN KINDDONORS

Walker Interiors

CHRISTMAS TREE &CHRISTMAS GARLANDDONORS

Cousens FarmMr. George KrowellMr. Rufus W. MeadowsMrs. John C. PowellMr. Robert J. Walker


Mr. Neil SteinbergDr. and Mrs. Richard D. StengelMs. Amy StepanianMr. and Mrs. John M. StevensMs. Sherry StewartMr. and Mrs. Mark R. StillMs. Irene StokesMr. and Mrs. John W. Stokes IIMr. and Mrs. Edward L. StoneMs. Cheryl StortiMr. and Mrs. Terrance L. StowersMs. Nancy StraudMs. Trisha StrubleMs. Karen SturzenackerMr. Michael Suder and Ms. Elena RestrepoMs. Denise SutherlandMs. Jessica TaskinMr. Donald TefftMr. Michael TerranovaMr. Craig TevolitzMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. ThalerMs. Gladys ThomasMs. Tina ThomasMr. and Mrs. Matthew W. TillsonMr. Dana ToddCaptain Michael Tollefson, USN (Ret.)Ms. Gina TomaMr. and Mrs. James ToppaMr. Thomas TrainorMr. and Mrs. Jason TremontMr. and Mrs. Donald E. TurnellMr. Kiliaen Van RensselaerMr. and Mrs. Paul L. Veeder IIMr. Jim E. Vegher and Mr. John W. GrigsbyMr. Eric VogtMr. and Mrs. Michael A. WaiteMr. Daniel WalkerDr. Frank R. Walsh and Dr. Nicole MakhoulMs. Mary E. WeaferLCDR and Mrs. Charles D. WebbMr. Harris WeinerMs. Martha L. WerenfelsMs. Barbara WhalenMr. Charles WhartonMs. Lisa A. WhislerRADM and Mrs. Glenn WhislerMr. and Mrs. Gerard Wilson *Deceased

Jane and Robert Grace and Susan StautbergJoseph Hammer and Garry FischerBucky Sherman and Les Ballard John and Linda Purdy


2009 WI N E & FO O DFE S T I V A L IN K I N DCO R P O R A T E SU P P O R T

Arvid Fine Art/Reign GalleyChristie’sCoca-Cola of Southeastern New England, Inc.Dave’s MarketplaceFood & Wine MagazineHallsmith-SyscoHotel VikingIntermezzoMartha’s Vineyard RadioMeridian PrintingNewport Daily NewsNewport HyattRhode Island Public Broadcasting ServiceSeabourn Cruise LineWPRI - TV CBS 12Yankee Publishing, Inc.

2009 CO A C H I N G EV E N TIN K I N D SU P P O R T

William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd.

2009 EASTER EGG HUNTIN K I N D SU P P O R T

Lindt Chocolates

2009 GO L F OU T I N GIN K I N D DO N O R S

Newport National Golf Club

2009 NEWPORT FLOWERSHOW IN KIND CORPORATESUPPORT

The BoardroomBrooks Brothers Country ClubCaster’s Bicycle and FitnessHotel VikingHyatt RegencyJackson & PerkinsMartha’s Vineyard RadioThe Newport Daily News Prides Corner FarmsWalpole Woodworkers, Inc.Whole Foods, Inc.WPRI - TV CBS 12Yankee Publishing, Inc.

2009 WI N E & FO O DFE S T I V A LAU C T I O N DO N O R S continued

Iberia Wines & SpiritsIlly CaffeInternational Tennis Hall of FameIrish Family VineyardsThe Irish Dairy BoardItalian Village RestaurantIvy RestaurantJanson MediaJonathan Edwards Winery & The Hotel VikingJordan Vineyard & WineryJustin WineryKerrygold Cheeses and Butters Imported from IrelandLandmark VineyardsLJ’s BBQLoire Valley Wine BureauMr. Jim LongborgMajestic Fine WinesMetro BisMills TavernMoet Hennessy USAMohegan SunMystic Seaport- The Museum of America and the SeaNarragansett Brewing Company Newport Harbor CorporationNewport Restoration FoundationNewport Vineyards & WineryNoble HarvestPinelli Marra Restaurant GroupPlatemark DesignAnne Lyman PowersPremium Port Wines, IncThe Preservation Society of Newport CountyProvidence Place MallRamey Wine CellarsRenaissance Golf ClubRhode Island Billards Bar & BistroRhode Island PBSRIPE Pure Squeezed CocktailsRobert Hall WineryRota Portrait DesignSakonnet VineyardsSeaport HotelSilver Oak WinerySonoma-Loeb Wines

2009 WI N E & FO O DFE S T I V A LAU C T I O N DO N O R S

41 North Hotel and ResortAdirondack IIMr. Gary AdrianceAlexander Valley VineyardsAmizatta Estate Winery Napa ValleyAngela MooreArt New EnglandArvid Fine Art/Reign GalleyMr. and Mrs. Stephen AshworthBambara RestaurantBedell CellarsBlithewold MansionBoston Hilton at Logan AirportBoston Professional Hockey Association, Inc.Boston Wine ExpoBoyd & Blair Potato VodkaBradford Renaissance PortraitBrockton Rox Professional BaseballCabot Creamery CooperativeCafé Zelda Caterina’s Italian VillageCAV RestaurantCayman Islands Department of TourismCelebrities for Charity Foundation, Inc.Clarke Luxury ShowroomsConway ToursDaniele FoodsDavios Northern Italian SteakhouseDeCordova Museum and Sculpture ParkDuckhorn Wine Company The Elephant Walk Restaurant Group, Inc.Ellen Wallack Interior DesignThe FireplaceFiscalini Cheese CompanyFour Seasons Hotel BostonGracie’sGreen Mountain Coffee RoastersGuytanno’s International CaféHarbourside LobstermaniaThe Harpoon BreweryHaruki RestaurantHotel Marlowe, A Kimpton PropertyHudson Valley Foie GrasI Design Mosaics

2009 WI N E & FO O DFE S T I V A LAU C T I O N DO N O R S continued

Stave Puzzles, Inc. St. Germain Stoneforge FoxboroJolyn Swanson and Jonathan Farber Union Bar & GrilleMr. and Mrs. Karl WeintzWineCaddys.comWorld Wide Wine & DomodimontiXV Beacon HotelZac Sargent Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. AllenMrs. Ruth Hale BuchananMr. Dayton T. CarrMr. Edward Lee CaveMrs. Alexander C. CushingMr. and Mrs. Peter S. DamonMr. M. David Dial, Jr. and Ms. Linda M. BrotkinMs. Linda A. EppichMrs. Edwin G. FischerMr. Ronald Lee FlemingMr. and Mrs. Robert M. GraceMr. Jay C. GrutmanMr. Joseph W. HammerMs. Joya Granbery HoytMrs. Richard F. Hunnewell

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont IrvingMr. and Mrs. Nicholas L. S. KirkbrideMr. and Mrs. Louis J. Lettiero, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Patten, Jr.Mr. Peter A. and Ms. Becky M. RobichaudMr. James A. RoehmMr. and Mrs. Donald O. RossDr. Charles A. Ryerson IIIMs. Sandra E. SmithMr. Dennis E. StarkMrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr.Mr. Richard A. Tonne IVMr. Peter M. Walter

Bequests PendingMiss Elizabeth A. Burton Mr. Harold B. Werner

We wish to recognize our members and friends who haveinformed the Preservation Society of a bequest in their estateplans by warmly welcoming them into the Conservators Circle.

If you are interested in providing for The Preservation Society of Newport County in your will, with a gift annuity, trust agreement, insurance, or in aretirement plan, please contact James Roehm, Development Office, The Preservation Society of Newport County, 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport RI 02840Phone: 401-847-1000 ext 142 Email: [email protected]

A bequest provision represents exceptional support of historic preservation aspart of a person's social legacy. The Conservators Circle honors theseindividuals for their far-sighted commitments.

THE CONSERVATORS

CIRCLE


OFFICERS

Chairman EmeritusJohn G. Winslow

ChairmanDonald O. Ross

Vice ChairAngela Brown Fischer

Vice PresidentsCarol C. BallardDavid P. LeysAngela L. Moore

TreasurerMonty Burnham

Assistant TreasurerPeter S. Damon

SecretarySusan S. Stautberg

Assistant SecretaryArthur W. Murphy, Esq.

TRUSTEES

Duncan A. ChapmanNancy W. CushingDavid B. FordSarah M. GewirzEaddo Hayes KiernanElizabeth W. LeathermanDavid E.P. LindhRichard C. Loebs, Jr.William F. LuceyJohn D. MuggeridgeAndrew K. ReillyEugene B. Roberts, Jr.Mary Van PeltMark E. Watson IIIWilliam F. WilsonWilliam N. Wood Prince

OVERSEERS

Marion O. CharlesHope Drury GoddardJerome R. KirbyRichard N. Sayer, Esq.John J. Slocum, Jr.George H. WarrenJohn G. Winslow

Seated, left to right: David Leys, SusanStautberg, Sarah Gewirz, Elizabeth Leatherman,Eaddo Kiernan, Angela Moore, Nancy Cushing,Donald O. Ross

Standing, left to right: William WoodPrince, Duncan Chapman, William Lucey, PeterDamon, Arthur Murphy, Richard Loebs, Jr., MarkWatson, David Lindh, John Muggeridge

Not Pictured: Carol Ballard, MontyBurnham, Angela Brown Fischer, David Ford,Andrew Reilly, Eugene Roberts, Jr., Mary Van Pelt, William F. Wilson

Photo by corbettphotography.net

The following individuals were elected to the Preservation Society’s Board ofTrustees for the 2010-2011 fiscal year at the Society’s annual meeting on June 17, 2010:

OFFICE OF THE CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive DirectorTerry L. Dickinson Colleen Breitenstein

DEVELOPMENTCaroline E. Considine, DirectorKatherine M. LongJames A. RoehmKari Van Buren

EDUCATIONAL SALESCynthia J. O’Malley, DirectorKathryn M. BotelhoMaryann HertigSusan L. KehoeGaylinne A. MelloLaura MurphyJoseph C. SporcicBentley W. SquiresKaren G. Wheeler

FINANCEJames M. Burress, DirectorJennifer E. ClintonHugh CollardJanet F. DodaJudith D. James

GARDENS AND GROUNDSJeffrey T. Curtis, DirectorAnthony R. AguiarRebecca L. BonnenfantJames DonahueThomas D. DownesLuis F. FranciscoJames P. LevitreMichael LoganRobert Marvelle, Jr.Eugene PlattRaphael N. RiberaCharissa Rogers

MUSEUM AFFAIRSJohn R. Tschirch, DirectorJohn BartoshCharles J. BurnsPaul F. MillerCharles J. MoorePatricia M. PetersenClaudia E. ThielJessica UrickLaurene Vivieros

MUSEUM EXPERIENCEJohn G. Rodman, DirectorJo Ann BlumsackDavid E. BoenningJason R. BouchardAndrea CarneiroIvan S. ColonPatricia R. DiasKimberly F. DolbashianDaniel P. FryerDebbie KammererLucy A. KinsleyKelly A. McDermottJudith MonizAlberta T. PicozziRobert RegalbutoBarbara A. SheaCarol A. VelascoDonato T. Ziurella

PROPERTIESCurtis H. Genga, DirectorVirgilio G. AguiarJames A. AullRobert A. Beebe, Jr.Jeffrey D. BoyarkKenneth BreitensteinMargaret CavaliereJames H. CottrellBryan T. CoyneMaryanne N. CraftBrian E. FariaStephen P. GoldaNicole HatzbergerGilbert W. LawrenceRobert C. MarvelleHarold F. MathewsPauline McGrady-KenesheaWilliam D. Miranda, Jr.William R. MurphyDavid J. OakleyPatricia PasvolskyTheresa M. PeckhamChristine G. PickensThomas PickensRoland QuarryRobert A. RaffaManuel R. RodericksJohn SouzaPatricia StetsonBetsy A. VivierosRobert G. WattersonPhilip D. WoolhouseTheresa Wyatt

SPECIAL EVENTSPhilip F. Pelletier, DirectorAshley L. CouringtonBeverly Ware

Board of Trustees

Full-Time Employees

OUTGOING TRUSTEES

The Preservation Society extends itssincere gratitude and appreciation tothese outgoing members of the Boardof Trustees for their contributions:

Joseph W. HammerLeila JenkinsFrank N. Ray, Esq.Patricia StensrudKeith Stokes

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2009-2010 Annual ReportEditor: Andrea CarneiroDesign: Roskelly Inc.Printing: Meridian Printing

© 2010 The Preservation Society of Newport County424 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840(401) 847-1000www.NewportMansions.org

OUR MISSION

Great Houses connect people to a nation’s heritageand open windows to another age. ThePreservation Society of Newport County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect,preserve, and present an exceptional collection ofhouse museums and landscapes in one of the mosthistorically intact cities in America. We hold inpublic trust the Newport Mansions which are anintegral part of the living fabric of Newport, RhodeIsland. These sites exemplify three centuries of thefinest achievements in American architecture, decorative arts, and landscape design spanning the Colonial era to the Gilded Age. Through ourhistoric properties, educational programs, and related activities we engage the public in the storyof America’s vibrant cultural heritage. We seek toinspire and promote an appreciation of the value of preservation to enrich the lives of people everywhere.

PRESERVATION SOCIETY PROPERTIES

Arnold Burying Ground (1675)

Hunter House (circa 1748)

Kingscote (1839-1841)

Chateau-sur-Mer (1851-1852)

Green Animals Topiary Garden (circa 1860)

Chepstow (1860-1861)

Isaac Bell House (1881-1883)

424 Bellevue Avenue (1887-1888)

Marble House (1888-1892)

The Breakers (1893-1895)

The Breakers Stable & Carriage House (1895)

The Elms (1899-1901)

Rosecliff (1899-1902)

Rovensky Park (1959)

Front Cover: Roof detail, Chateau-sur-Mer Roskelly Inc

Inside Front Cover: Chateau-sur-Mer Roskelly Inc

Back Cover: The Newport Flower Show Opening Night Party corbettphotography.net

Thank you to our donors for their charitable contributions to the Preservation Society’s mission.

1. Guests at the Coaching Ball dined under an elegantly-decorated tent on the terrace of The Breakers

2. Thousands enjoyed the coaching demonstration at The Elms

3. Gary and Angela Moore

4. The Easter Bunny greeted fans at Rosecliff

5. A Chinese dance troupe enchanted guests at The Breakers

6. Kim Herrlinger, Diana Sylvaria and Paul Szápáry

7. Marion “Oatsie” Charles was honored as a co-founder of the Newport Flower Show

8. A topiary lion looked over the front lawn of Rosecliff at the Newport Flower Show

9. Minnie and James Coleman

10. Auctioneer George McNeely of Christie’s at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival

11. Topsy Taylor and John Peixinho

12. Jacques Pépin cooked for the crowd at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival

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